If you’re interested in natural beauty, one of the best science centres in Ontario, and the potential to visit a mine, you’ll consider a trip to Sudbury. It’s just four hours north of Toronto—less than 400 kilometres—and should be considered a must-see destination. A city of almost 160,000 people, Sudbury has resources to spare and [...]
Weaving and winding along a small portion of Highway 97 in British Columbia called the Okanagan Highway, you might be fortunate(?) enough one day to catch a glimpse of Ogopogo, the monster that resides in Okanagan Lake. Sightings of Ogopogo—N’ha-a-itk as native Okanagan residents call it—have been occurring for hundreds of years. Originally seen by [...]
Canadian Museum for Human Rights a hot attraction in Winnipeg (via Winnipegs Real Estate Blog) Canadian Museum for Human Rights Downtown living is especially exciting in Winnipeg at this time because of the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights that is currently being built, expected to launch in 2013. Although it is still in the [...]
For almost 210 years — since 1803 — a rich tradition, people place, and Toronto landmark has existed at the corners of The Esplanade to the south, King Street to the north, Jarvis Street to the east, and Market Street to the west. Currently open from Tuesdays through Saturdays, the ‘Market’ is actually more than [...]
Did you know that Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is behind a wonderfully successful and huge tourist attraction—especially so for history buffs—that’s actually located in the city proper? Black Creek Pioneer Village is kind of, well, what it sounds like. It’s a historic recreation of life from the past, and it’s a great place to [...]
The last Canadian census was completed for the year 2011, and during the ensuing five years, Kingston, Ontario grew by approximately 4.6% (a little more growth is shown if you look at the full metropolitan area). In 2011, Kingston proper had a population of 118,000, making it the 25th largest city in Canada, and the [...]
According to the last Canadian Census (2006) of metropolitan areas, Ottawa (or Ottawa-Gatineau to be precise) is the fourth largest Canadian city, coming in with a population of approximately 1,131,000. The geographical size of Ottawa is approximately 1,800 square miles (or 2,800 square kilometers). Much of the Ottawa area — over 90% — is in [...]
AREA: 255,285 sq mi 661,188 sq km Water Surface: 6,485 sq mi 16,796 sq km POP: 3,711,845 million (2010) according to Statistics Canada Highest Elevation: Mt. Columbia 3747m (12,294 feet) Capital: Edmonton Important Industries: energy, agriculture, business and commercial services, transportation and utilities, finance and real estate, retail and wholesale trade, and manufacturing Provincial Bird: [...]
The First White Wine Tasting: Video 7 from the FoVA Wine Tasting Event at the Niagara Falls Hilton Lauren Pibworth of Pibworth Professional Services, introduces the wine tasting group to a Pinot Grigio from Pelee Island Winery. She provided the wine education as part of the festivities during the Forum on Virtual Assistance, held in [...]
AREA: 1,171,918 -sq. km./ 780,500 sq mi, 12% of the total area of Canada Water: Great Bear Lake is 31,328 sq km, 8th largest in the world Great Slave Lake, 28,568 sq km, 10th largest in the world Mackenzie River, 4,241 km, longest in Canada POP: 42,000 Official Languages: Chipewyan, Cree, Dogrib, Gwich’in, Inuktitut (Inuvialuktun [...]
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